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In loving memory: Sister Juanita Hytry
Sister Juanita (Verona) Hytry, 91 years old and in the seventieth year of religious profession, died Dec. 17, 2025, at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She grew up on a farm along with 11... Read More
Sister Laura Nettles: Iverson Freking Honoree
Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Laura Nettles is among the recipients of the 2025 Iverson Freking Ecumenical Recognition Award. La Crosse Tribune published the announcement on Dec. 16,... Read More
FSPA joins Notre Dame in the new name of the Sister Thea Bowman Center
In Aug. 2025, the University of Notre Dame renamed its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Center to the Sister Thea Bowman Center. While the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration were not part of... Read More
In loving memory: Sister Jean Michael Treba
Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Jean Michael Treba died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at the age of 83 and in her fifty-ninth year of religious profession, at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse,... Read More
Land Justice Futures webinar: Return of the Abror Vitae property to the Lac du Flambeau
Land Justice Futures hosted a webinar with Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Sue Ernster and Eileen McKenzie, along with representatives from the Lac du Flambeau, Zachary Allen and Gregory... Read More
GivingTuesday 2025: Thank you!
Today we celebrate with emphatic gratitude your GivingTuesday investments in FSPA ministries. Your radical generosity grew to $37,500 — gifts given by 102 donors, boosted by our matching partners... Read More
Moving 'towards right relationship' in a 'hurting world'
“Catholic sisters are the progressive edge of the Catholic Church, and the Catholic Church is the largest private landowner in the world.” So says Sarah Jane Bradley, co-founder of Land Justice... Read More
In loving memory: Sister Janet Fischer
Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Janet Fischer died Nov. 20, 2025, at the age of 88 and in her sixty-sixth year of religious profession, at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The call... Read More
PBS Wisconsin reports on FSPA land transfer to Lac du Flambeau Tribe
The Public Broadcasting Service of Wisconsin shared a story regarding the land transfer between the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and the Native Tribe, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake... Read More
A historic act of restoration: FSPA returns Arbor Vitae property to Lac du Flambeau Tribe
Originally published Friday, Oct. 31. In the spirit of relationship and healing, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration transferred the Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center property to the... Read More